The non-conference schedule has been dissected, a team at a time, the players have been broken down, from their worst possible outcomes, to the best, what has sent Xavier hurtling toward the top of the college basketball world, though, is their conference. Ken Pomeroy, lord of the college basketball stats realm, has ranked the conferences and has the Big East third behind the ACC and Big 12, the same place they finished last year. The defending national champ comes from the Big East, three of the consensus preseason top 25 come from the Big East, and Xavier’s top five 2017 recruiting class has the Big East in the top three in four and five star recruits.
Previewing the Big East
